Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128056.015 - Two employees are killed in trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 128056.015 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 07/23/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1485185.015	07/23/2020		236115	Construction Specificactions Solution L.L.C.

Abstract: At 11:35 a.m. on July 23, 2020, Employees #1 and #2, employed by a residential construction company, were working in a trench at a site where a new single family residence was being built. The trench collapsed. The two employees, caught in the collapsed dirt, were killed as a result of traumatic asphyxia.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Caught In, Cave-In, Chest, Crushed, Excavation, Residential Construction, Respiratory, Structural Collapse, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1485185.015	35	M	Fatality		Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:
2	1485185.015	36	M	Fatality		Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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